Australian Tagging Guidelines

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About

OpenStreetMap's free-text tag structure and emphasis on collaboration over rigid rules empowers local communities to leverage "on-the-ground" knowledge to produce quality maps. While there are Editing standards and established good practice, mapping practices and tagging schemes vary between countries.

Australian mapping practice is generally consistent with global techniques, aided by the Australian Mapping Community's long engagement within the wider global OSM community. These guidelines represent the Australian Mapping Community's consensus on how Australia should be represented in OpenStreetMap, and should be read alongside the other articles on this wiki to help editors keep Australia on the map.

Advice for Newbies

If you are a new editor, welcome! There is a lot of work to do. If you haven't already, check out the Beginners' guide to get a handle on the basics. These guidelines can be daunting when starting but are a lot more intuitive once you've got the hang of it. If you have questions, or just generally need a hand, we are always willing to help.

International Editors

Experienced international editors should find Australia map data to be broadly consistent with global tagging guidelines. Where a guideline differs (or even contradicts) broader practice these points in the tagging guidelines will be clearly identified. If you have questions, or have any problems adapting to the quirks of Australian mapping, get in touch (we don't bite!).

Get Involved

This guidelines are not final! These guidelines reflect the current consensus among the community, but suggestions, improvements, and other feedback is always welcome. Above all else, remember that OpenStreetMap is a collective activity and everyone is working towards the same goal - making the map better.

Tagging Guidelines Subpages

Australian features
  • Australian English-OSM tags
  • Cities, towns, and villages
  • Cultural features
  • Education
  • Public services
  • Sports and clubs
  • Standards and regulations
  • Symbols and Flags
Australia's First Peoples
  • Cultural Sensitivity
  • First Peoples land boundaries
  • Importing Indigenous datasets
  • Indigenous languages
  • Indigenous place names
  • Sacred sites and places
Cycling and Foot Paths
  • Paths, Trails and Tracks
  • Mountain Bike, BMX and Hiking
  • Bike lanes, and sidewalk cycling
  • Bicycle and Hiking Networks
Land and boundaries
  • Land boundaries
  • Land usage
  • Nature Reserves
  • Protected Areas
Roads
  • Highway hierarchy
  • Road details
  • Road rules
  • Road mapping techniques
  • Routes
Road Signage
  • Tagging guidance by road sign
Transportation
  • Bus infrastructure
  • Tram infrastructure
  • Railways
  • Public Transport
  • Operators and Networks
Utilities and infrastructure
  • Street Cabinets
  • Traffic Signal Controllers
  • Telecommunications Infrastructure
  • Water Infrastructure